/echo/file/afghanistanechowhosramosjpg_enafghanistan_echo_who_sramos.jpg
As conflict escalates in many parts of Afghanistan, the number of internally displaced people in need of assistance soars.
/echo/file/paksitanthardeserteuconcernworldwidepng_enpaksitan_thar_desert_eu_concernworldwide.png
Due to inadequate and erratic rain patterns, the Thar Desert, in south-eastern Pakistan’s Sindh province, is a drought-prone region.
/echo/file/drcmalnutritionwebjpg-0_endrc_malnutrition_web.jpg
Since 2009, the European Commission's Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations have spearheaded a response to nutritional crises in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC).
/echo/file/drcmalnutritioneupng_endrc_malnutrition_eu.png
Due to extreme poverty and a crumbling health care system, DRC’s population is highly vulnerable to acute malnutrition: 4.2 million children in Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) suffer from acute malnutrition, a silent crisis of staggering proportions...
/echo/file/tongaeucyclonegitapng_entonga_eu_cyclone_gita.png
Tropical Cyclone Gita swept across the small archipelago nation of Tonga in mid-February. With winds of up to 285 kilometres per hour, the cyclone caused widespread damage across large parts of the Pacific country, leaving many homeless and without...
/echo/file/rohingyasinbangladeshoptjpg_enrohingyas_in_bangladesh_opt.jpg

Rohignyas in Bangladesh © WFP/Saikat_Mojumder
Since late August, Bangladesh has witnessed an unprecedented influx of Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh's southern border district of Cox’s Bazar following the latest bouts of violence in Myanmar’s neighbouring Rakhine state.
/echo/file/caralimamaternalhealthjpg_encar_alima_maternal_health.jpg
/echo/file/camerooneuechodisplacedbokoharampng_encameroon_eu_echo_displaced_boko_haram.png
Boko Haram has not only wreaked havoc in Nigeria; in neighbouring Cameroon, the armed group carries out regular attacks, which have resulted in thousands of deaths and have displaced approximately 215 000 Cameroonians.
/echo/file/ethiopiaiomlittlesunspng_enethiopia_iom_little_suns.png
In March and April 2017 alone, a seemingly endless drought forced 60 000 Ethiopians from their homes in the Somali region.
/echo/file/ukrainedeminingoptjpg_enukraine_demining_opt.jpg
In April 2014, conflict between armed groups and government forces broke out in eastern Ukraine and continue to this day.